Medieval event in Kokkola

There seem to be a never ending row of middle ages events in Europe, and also in my small country. My husband and I went to one in Kokkola, 100 kilometres north from us. It was a great event with riders from Rohan Tallit, a play ground for the children with a king dubbing knights and a mini-tournament, fine craft for sale, barbecue, and talks on herbs in medieval tradition.

Everybody was there

There was spindle spinning…

… and dyeing with fir cones

Plant dyed yarn

The King

And horses on their way to the tournament

And did I see the tournament? No 😦 I saw the lances above the people’s heads…

…and I saw Death in the field when the tournament was over

We had barbecue pork…

…and others had a picknick outside the church wall

I’ll tell you what a treasure I found in another post. I need to take a photo first. It was a very nice and satisfying day, and I can now stop searching for a tool I’ve been looking for for years!